bloodguilt

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Noun
  • Johnny Rockets Drown any potential sorrows in a free milkshake with an in-store purchase.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Many of those recollections contain notes of sorrow.
    Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • This is a wisp of a premise — aside from her muted graffiti efforts, our protagonist’s grief manifests itself more as general moodiness than anything particularly tangible.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The approach transforms what could have been sensationalist schlock into a nuanced study of trauma and grief and the emotional hold the dead still exert on the living.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • While climate denial allows people to protect themselves from feelings of distress, terror management theory suggests that denying death is just the tip of the iceberg.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Twigs’s success over the years has been used as a tactic by LaBeouf’s legal team to undermine her accusation of emotional distress.
    Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The silent anguish that Charles describes has dangerous real-world ramifications: After the death of a spouse, widowers experience higher rates of mortality, persistent depression, and social isolation than widows do.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The plot is on the heavy side: The Innocents plays with the mental anguish of a person desperately trying to make sense of the world around them while simultaneously dealing with their own emotional turmoil.
    B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Bloodguilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodguilt. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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